Ecuador's Pintado and China's Yang Triumph in Olympic Race Walks
Brian Pintado wins men's 20km race walk while Yang Jiayu secures gold in women's event at Paris Olympics.
- Pintado finished the men's race in 1 hour, 18 minutes, and 55 seconds, pulling away in the final kilometer.
- Yang Jiayu dominated the women's race, completing it in 1 hour, 25 minutes, and 54 seconds.
- Brazil's Caio Bonfim and Spain's Alvaro Martin took silver and bronze in the men's event, respectively.
- Spain's Maria Perez and Australia's Jemima Montag earned silver and bronze in the women's race.
- The race walk events were held at a scenic course near the Eiffel Tower, despite early morning rain delays.